20 Phone Basics
3. Press and hold the third digit for approximately two
seconds. (The display confirms that the number has been
dialed when it shows “Calling...”.)
Note: Your phone also supports 3- 4 digit dialing. If you enter a number
using the keypad without holding the last number and then press ,
your phone will dial those digits. (For example, if you enter
and press , it dials 211, not the number stored in memory
location 211.
Entering Text
Selecting a Character Input Mode
Your phone provides convenient ways to enter words, letters,
punctuation, symbols, and numbers whenever you are prompted to
enter text (for example, when adding a Contacts entry or when
sending text messages).
To change the character input mode:
1. When you display a screen where you can enter text,
press the left softkey for Options.
2. Select a character input mode:
• T9 (English) to enter characters using predictive
T9 Text Input (see page 21).
• Alpha to enter characters by tapping the keypad
(see page 21).
• Symbol to enter symbols (see page 22).
• Number to enter numbers (see page 22).
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